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Greenwich road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,115 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1996, and 1,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (1,136), and casualties fell from 1,393.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1996
1,115
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,342
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Greenwich in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious17616%
  • Slight93484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18314%
  • Slight1,15486%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,115, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (12%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday187 (17%)
  • Friday167 (15%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (9.2%)
  • February89 (8%)
  • March91 (8.2%)
  • April94 (8.4%)
  • May85 (7.6%)
  • June72 (6.5%)
  • July93 (8.3%)
  • August97 (8.7%)
  • September96 (8.6%)
  • October90 (8.1%)
  • November111 (10%)
  • December94 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight752 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds940 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry863 (77%)
  • Wet or damp242 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph974 (87%)
  • 40 mph67 (6%)
  • 50 mph41 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway767 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway269 (24%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant733 (55%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (13%)
  • Cyclist78 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25150 (11%)
  • 26 to 35360 (27%)
  • 36 to 45186 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded82 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (56%)
  • Passenger345 (26%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,470 (75%)
  • Motorcycle186 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Greenwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Greenwich ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 55th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1996

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1996: 187, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206187221127
2ndA299134018
3rdA20593122119
4thB210616718
5thA2105870010
6thA20566309
7thA207505708
8thA102(M)273104
9thA200192502
10thA2041192306
11thA208161603
12thA2213141701
13thA102131614
14thA209101201
15thA211101401
16thA201691401
17thB26371002
18thB2126801
19thB2136601
20thB2115500

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1996

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 974.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1996

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1996: 339.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years